Album releases and sound check series and cinco de mayo celebrations OH MY! Tons of great stuff happening this weekend, go out and enjoy the local music culture!
Thursday May 1st
Providence
–OpenMic at The Mediator Stage, 50 Rounds Avenue, 7:30pm
Pawtucket
–Nat Baldwin, Viomire and Diego Perez at Machines with Magnets, 400 Main St, 9pm
West Greenwich
–Jesse Liam’s Album Release at Mishnock Barn, 200 Mishnock Road, All Ages, Free, 6:30pm
Worcester
–Dub Apocalypse at Electric Haze, 26 milbury St, 9pm
Hyannis
-Boombasnap at The Island Merchant, 302 Main Street, 10pm
Friday May 2nd
Providence
–Consider the Source, Hungry Freaks, and Cocktail Party Phenomenon at The Spot Underground, 101 Richmond St, 18+, $15, 8pm
–Gavin Castleton with Happy Body Slow Brain, and Herra Terra at Fete, 103 Dike St, $10, 8pm
–Discordia, Bog of the Infidel, Morgirion, and Plagues at DUSK, 301 Harris Ave, 18+, $7, 9pm
Pawtucket
–The Silent Trees and American Rags at The Bucket Brewery, 545 Pawtucket Ave, 21+, $10, 6pm
–Hit The Lights, Class of 92, Trophy Wives, and Suburban Downfall at The Met, 1005 Main St, All Ages, $15, 7pm
–Bloodpheasant, Death to Tyrants,Gertrud Atherton and Invisible Hours at Machines with Magnets, 400 Main St, 9pm
West Warwick
–The Ska-talites 50th Anniversary Tour with The Copacetics, Family and Oshun Roots at Manchester 65, 65 Manchester St, 7pm
Newport
–The Little Compton Band and Truth in Soul at Jimmy’s Saloon, 37 Memorial Blvd, 21+, $10, 9pm
Saturday May 3rd
Providence
–Santa Mamba Cinco de Mayo celebration at The Spot Underground, 101 Richmond St, 9pm
–Smith&Weeden album Release with Ravi Shavi, and The Sun Parade at AS220, 115 Empire St, All Ages, $7, 8pm
–Party Pigs, Megafauna, The Monsieurs, and The Cannibal Ramblers at The Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, 9pm
–Saturday Songwriter Sessions hosted by Steve Allain, featuring Wayne Cabral, Josh Joffen, and Davey O at The Brooklyn Coffee Teahouse, 209 Douglas Ave, All Ages, $5, 7:30pm
–Ska Goes Solo featuring Senior Discount and the Down and Outs with Chris of Less than Jake and Jay Tea, at DUSK, 301 Harris Ave, 21+, $15, 9pm
–PALS, Neutrinos, The Morgana Phase and On a Prianha at Platforms, 165 Poe St, 8pm
–Large Professor, K-the-I, and Golden Brown Sound at The Parlour, 1119 North Main St, 21+, 8pm
North Providence
–Funkatronic’s Paul Caraher solo at Tolento’s Ice House Grill, 1460 Mineral Spring Ave, 8pm
Pawutcket
-Veronica Robels and the Mariachis with Los Primos de Palencia at The Met, 1005 Main St, All Ages, $20, 8pm
Cranston
–Run for Covers and Dr Slick at Mardi Gras, 1500 Oaklawn Ave, 9pm
Cambridge
–Underberries album release featuring The Jugghead Band, and The Gentlemen Outfit at Toad, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, 8pm
Dartmouth
–Wolf and the Jam Daddies at Thai Taste, 634 State Road, 8pm
Sunday May 4th
Providence
-Frankie Sbacchis Presents at The Spot Underground, 101 Richmond Street, 6pm
-The Blackstone RNGRS, Nighmom, Darklands, and Stolen Jars at The Parlour, 1119 North Main St, 21+, 8pm
Pawtucket
-Wolf and the Jam Daddies Sunday Blues Jam at Boundary Brewhouse, 1593 Newport Ave, 9pm
-RI Music Hall of Fame InductioN ceremony featuring Duke Robillard, Cheryl Wheeler and The Mark II at The Met Cafe, 1005 Main Street, All Ages, $25, 3pm
Somerville
-Dub Apocalypse at Bull McCabe’s, 366 Somerville Ave, Free, 10pm
Hyannis
-Funktapuss’s Funk Jam at The House of Buds, 959 Bearse way, 8pm